Football gossip: Pogba, Jorginho, Fred, Zielinski, Rashford

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is willing to let £89m midfielder Paul Pogba, 25, leave Old Trafford with forward and fellow France international Anthony Martial, 22, Netherlands defender Daley Blind, 28, and Italy full-back Matteo Darmian also set to be sold. (Mail)

Darmian, 28, says he will make a decision on transfer interest from Serie A leaders Juventus imminently. (Express)

Manchester City will give manager Pep Guardiola £200m to spend on transfers after winning the Premier League title, with Napoli and Italy midfielder Jorginho, 26, and Shakhtar Donetsk’s 24-year-old Brazilian midfielder Fred amongst their targets. (Mirror)

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is expected to again target Napoli’s Poland midfielder Piotr Zielinski. The Italian club beat the Reds to the 23-year-old’s signature in 2016. (Sun)

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Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta, 33, will move to the Chinese Super League this summer, with two million bottles of wine reportedly part of the deal for the Spaniard. (Marca – in Spanish)

Manchester United have sent scouts to watch Lazio’s Serbia midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, 23, with Old Trafford boss Jose Mourinho reportedly wanting to sign two midfielders in the summer. (Mail)

United and England striker Marcus Rashford, 20, looks set to delay new contract talks after falling out of favour at Old Trafford. (Sun)

Manchester City are waiting to hear about a possible transfer ban for allegedly breaching rules around the signing of a teenage player, with a verdict in the case of 17-year-old Argentine forward Benjamin Garre expected this week. (Telegraph)

Tottenham are ready to sell Belgium midfielder Mousa Dembele, 30, and have identified two potential replacements. (Mirror)

Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham are all interested in signing Leicester City and England defender Harry Maguire, 25. (Star)

Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres, 34, is expected to reject the Chinese Super League, with Major League Soccer in the United States likely to be his next destination after announcing he will leave the Spanish club at the end of the season. (Marca)

England Under-21 defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, 19, has committed his future to Liverpool and is set to see his wages double. (Mirror)

Boca Juniors are targeting Juventus and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, 40, and want his former team-mate, Argentine striker Carlos Tevez, to help secure his signature. (Radio Continental via Mail)

English midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 22, has yet to decide on his Chelsea future after impressing while on loan at Crystal Palace. (Independent)

Leicester want to pursue a £20m deal for 22-year-old English midfielder Jack Grealish if Aston Villa fail to secure a Premier League return. (Mirror)

Former Liverpool and Fulham midfielder Danny Murphy says Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez would be the perfect successor to Arsene Wenger at Arsenal. (Talksport)

Wolves want to spend £20m to sign DR Congo striker Benik Afobe, 25, and French defender Willy Boly, 27 – on loan at Molineux from Bournemouth and Porto respectively – following their promotion to the Premier League. (Telegraph)

Fulham’s English winger Ryan Sessegnon, 17, says he wants to play in the Premier League with the Cottagers despite interest from several top-flight clubs. (Evening Standard)

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